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Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy
Volume 8, Number 2

10.5547/2160-5890.8.2

ISSN 2160-5882 (Print)
ISSN 2160-5890 (Online)


The gravity of status quo: A review of IEA’s World Energy Outlook

Klaus Mohn

DOI: 10.5547/2160-5890.8.2.kmoh
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Abstract:
This paper reviews the methodology and methods behind IEA's World Energy Outlook (WEO) and offers a critical assessment of key assumptions and projections, focusing in particular on energy and the macro economy, technological change, and investment in new renewable energy. I argue that IEA's World Energy Outlook suffers from a status quo bias in favor of fossil fuels. This bias could be accidental, arising from professional conservatism, long-term vintage capital formation, and/or high adjustment costs. However, such a bias may also be also consistent with IEA's stakeholder interests of member nations, oil-prone governance systems, and close connections to the oil and fossil fuel industry.


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